Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Malaria

Meaning of Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito- borne infectious disease of human and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans belonging to the genus Plasmodium. People with malaria often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. Malaria is a serious disease commonly infect a certain type of mosquitoes which feeds on humans.

Sign and symptoms
  • Malaria typically begin 8-25 days following infection.
  • Headache                                                                          
  • fever
  • Shivering
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  • Vomiting
  • Hemoglobin in a urine
  • Retinal damage
Prevention
  • Vector control used to decrease malaria by reducing the level of transmission by mosquitoes.
  • Participation and education strategies promoting awareness of malaria and importance control to reduce incidence malaria of the developing world.
  • Use certain when a sleep.

References

Wikipedia Malaria
CDC Malaria

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